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Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2018
Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums

Advisers must understand when individual or household income will trigger complex rules.

Uncover Unexpected Trends in the Social Security Earnings Test
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2018
Uncover Unexpected Trends in the Social Security Earnings Test

Benefits lost to excess earnings are restored at full retirement age.

Indexing capital gains for inflation could provide tax windfall
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2018
Indexing capital gains for inflation could provide tax windfall

Observers say the proposal could open up areas of arbitrage, depending on how it's drafted.

Where does the proposed indexing of capital gains leave retirement accounts?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2018
Where does the proposed indexing of capital gains leave retirement accounts?

Retirement savers have also seen the purchasing power of their savings reduced by inflation.

Digital plus human equals the future of advice
RETIREMENT FINTECH AUG 01, 2018
Digital plus human equals the future of advice

Quantifying and delivering improved investor outcomes takes both a human adviser and advanced technology.

New tax rules strike fear into U.S. expat business owners
RETIREMENT TAX JUL 31, 2018
New tax rules strike fear into U.S. expat business owners

Multinationals face a one-time repatriation levy of up to 17.5%, plus annual Gilti levy.

RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 31, 2018
Indexing capital gains for inflation would be tax windfall for clients

Observers say the proposal could open up areas of arbitrage, depending on how it's drafted

7 Surprising Facts About the Social Security Earnings Test
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2018
7 Surprising Facts About the Social Security Earnings Test

Benefits lost to excess earnings are restored at full retirement age.

Wall Street fears new international tax
RETIREMENT WIREHOUSES JUL 30, 2018
Wall Street fears new international tax

Levy on overseas profits was aimed at tech and pharma companies, but quirks in the way it's calculated mean it's likely to hit big banks.

IRS provides guidance on 529 plans
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 30, 2018
IRS provides guidance on 529 plans

IRS OKs up to $10,000 in K-12 spending and rollovers to ABLE accounts; makes recontributing tuition refunds to 529s tax-free.

A new tax break for impact investing has arrived
RETIREMENT ESG JUL 30, 2018
A new tax break for impact investing has arrived

These investments will make sense mainly for ultrahigh-net-worth clients, at least initially, according to tax experts.

Move to Florida to pay zero state personal income tax? Fuhgeddaboudit!
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2018
Move to Florida to pay zero state personal income tax? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Tax collectors in states like New York make it really hard to leave.

New GOP tax-cut framework would make individual cuts permanent
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2018
New GOP tax-cut framework would make individual cuts permanent

Plan would also create universal savings accounts, but it doesn't offer fixes for glitches in last year's overhaul.

In wake of tax reform, muni bond market gains footing
RETIREMENT FIXED INCOME JUL 25, 2018
In wake of tax reform, muni bond market gains footing

Supply-demand imbalance has boosted munis so far this year.

Ladenburg bets advisers will serve more self-employed clients in the future
RETIREMENT FINTECH JUL 25, 2018
Ladenburg bets advisers will serve more self-employed clients in the future

Firm invested in Track Technologies, a tech tool that automates taxes for "gig economy" workers.

Working longer is best way to boost retirement income
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2018
Working longer is best way to boost retirement income

For older workers, staying on the job is a more effective strategy than increasing savings.

Move to Florida to pay zero state personal tax? Fuggedaboutit!
RETIREMENT TAX JUL 24, 2018
Move to Florida to pay zero state personal tax? Fuggedaboutit!

Many from tri-state talk of fleeing to Sunshine State to avoid high taxes, but few actually do.

Variety of tax benefits help offset the cost of college
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2018
Variety of tax benefits help offset the cost of college

Parents at all income levels can find something that works for them among options that include 529 plans, tax deductions and tax credits.

Social Security scam alert
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2018
Social Security scam alert

Beware of suspicious calls demanding personal information.

States sue over federal cap on tax deductions
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 17, 2018
States sue over federal cap on tax deductions

Four Northeastern states argue that the limit on SALT deductions infringes on their rights